State Commission for Women (SCW) Chairperson Minati Behera on Tuesday met the family members of the Lecturer, who was found hanging in a hostel room of the Rairangpur College in Mayurbhanj district on November 30 evening after being raped.
Behera assured victim’s kin of justice in the case. “The family members of the victim have alleged that police inaction led to her (the Lecturer’s) death. We will further examine the allegations and take adequate steps so that justice is done in the case,” Behera told reporters.
The 23-year-old Lecturer of Rairangpur College reportedly committed suicide had lodged an FIR at the Jharpokharia police station on October 30 alleging that she had been raped by a distant relative during her visit to Keonjhar on October 27.
But police did not take any action on the complaint, for which the woman was under mental stress and ultimately committed suicide. Meanwhile, Jharpokharia PS IIC Sarat Kumar Mahalik and Assistant Sub-Inspector Prashant Swain have been suspended for their negligence in the case.